Thought it would happen..

The word "faith" has quietly slipped in.

Oh dear.

Look, faith and religion are not necessarily exclusive terms but they can be. I have faith in Sheffield Wednesday. They lose, I say next time we will win. They get relegated, I say we will bounce straight back. They win, I accept this is their divine right.

Now... I know they are a board on behalf of shareholders just like any other club, there is no mystic metaphysical aspect to them. Just a ground with 42,000 seats, turf in the middle and a large echoey trophy room.

You see, I don't think there should be laws that everybody supports Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United supporters need to be removed from society. I can't understand why not everybody supports Sheffield Wednesday but at a push, I can just accept that the law of the land is not the place to ensure allegiance. The game after the one we just lost should be enough.

So, if I don't need laws to protect my right to faith, why should people need the law to protect what they have faith in?

There is no difference between having faith in your football team and having faith with a god concept. Each can give moments of euphoria and long periods of testing your faith when they move in mysterious ways. (Not playing wide enough, Johnson not getting enough possession, not making the rains come today, not turning disbelievers into a pillar of salt.)

Oh, and to those still harping on about it. Law IS conscience. Pillock..